linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Fix pointer arithmetic in hpt3xx driver code (3rd try)

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Date:	Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:20:41 +0400
From:	Sergei Shtylyov <sshtylyov@...mvista.com>
To:	Masoud Sharbiani <masouds@...gle.com>
Cc:	bzolnier@...il.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix pointer arithmetic in hpt3xx driver code (3rd try)

Hello, I wrote:
>> diff --git a/drivers/ide/pci/hpt366.c b/drivers/ide/pci/hpt366.c
>> index eb107ee..4eae284 100644
>> --- a/drivers/ide/pci/hpt366.c
>> +++ b/drivers/ide/pci/hpt366.c
>> @@ -613,6 +613,14 @@ static int check_in_drive_list(ide_drive_t 
>> *drive, const char **list)
>>      return 0;
>>  }
>>  
>> +static struct hpt_info *hpt3xx_get_info(struct device *dev)
>> +{
>> +    struct ide_host *host    = pci_get_drvdata(to_pci_dev(pci_dev));
>>   
>
>   Oops, this just won't compile. :-/

   BTW, there's no need to invoke to_pci_dev() at all since 
pci_get_drvdata(dev) boils down to dev_get_drvdata(&dev->dev) call. So, 
in order not to waste time on useless pointer tricks, we should just 
invoke the latter here.

>   And please re-consider passing 'struct pci_dev *' to this function 
> since it's pre-calculated by the callers and is used by them otherwise 
> in 5 (not even 4) cases out of 7.
>

   Well, since to_pci_dev() is unnecessary here, I'm taking my request 
back. :-)

MBR, Sergei


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